For some time no one spoke. Arun could not help but wonder if Akram was talking about his own wife. They all knew his marriage was arranged, after he had given in to his rich family's pressure. Both Akram and his wife came from good, rich Indo-Canadian families, and they were a good looking couple. Yet that's where the similarities ended.

Akram was fun, jovial, and a bit of a loose cannon. His wife on the other hand was cold and conservative. She was an introvert and hardly spoke with his friends.